A lightning strike shattered a roof tile at a northwest Miami-Dade home, while Hailey Schafer, who had been standing nearby, escaped injury. Surveillance video captured the flash and sparks.
WSVN reported that the strike happened around dinner time Tuesday as Armando Latour pulled his Jeep into the driveway. Schafer was waiting under the roof to walk him inside when the storm hit, according to WSVN.
Schafer told the station she saw sparks nearby and tried to get inside. “I see sparks flying next to me,” she said. She believed the roof kept the bolt from striking her directly.
Video and Damage Show How Close the Strike Came
Footage shown in WSVN’s report captures the strike from one camera; a second camera cuts to black at the moment of impact. Latour told the station he was only feet away and that the bolt hit where Schafer had been standing…